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HATE PLAGIARISM? How to limit students’ use of it
Read More: HATE PLAGIARISM? How to limit students’ use of itPlagiarism isn’t new Plagiarism in higher education is a current concern, but it isn’t a new one. Today, we are working to understand how to manage the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI). At the same time, we struggle with teaching students about citation and crediting prior scholars. So, how do we limit plagiarism in higher…
Beyond Completion: Defining Success in Online Higher Education
Read More: Beyond Completion: Defining Success in Online Higher EducationSuccess in Online Higher Education Isn’t Always Defined by Degree Completion The debate about the success of online higher education continues to resurface. Traditional institutions and higher education publications often fuel this debate. They seem determined to cast online learning in a negative light. One such article is Liam Knox’s, “Online Degrees Out of Reach”…
Improve Student Success & Your Course Evaluations
Read More: Improve Student Success & Your Course EvaluationsBuilding a Supportive Online Classroom: Strategies for Student Success Ashley Mowreader’s article “Survey: Students Value Instructional Clarity, Active Learning” suggests that students value active learning and instructional clarity. They rate professors higher when they receive student support and perceive their instructors as professional and caring. Knowing this, we can improve student success by applying some different…
Students Don’t Read-We Must Adapt
Read More: Students Don’t Read-We Must AdaptAdjusting to Students’ Needs I recently read the article “How Much Do Students Really Read?” by Johanna Alonso featured on the Inside Higher Ed website. It sparked several thoughts I want to explore below. The “Good” Old Days When I studied History in the late 1980s, I understood that reading was a natural expectation. I…
Tips for the 1st Day in Your Virtual Classroom
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Keys to Success (and Sanity) as an Online Educator
Read More: Keys to Success (and Sanity) as an Online EducatorI am an online educator. I’ve worked in this capacity since 2006. I have been in this field for almost 20 years. During this time, I have learned some valuable lessons. These lessons have contributed to my continued success and sanity. I list them below. I hope that they may help you if you are…
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Why Now? Gen-Z Is Transforming Education and We Must Adjust
Why We Must Change Now? Higher education has existed since ancient times. In much of that time, it was limited to those studying religious doctrine or the very wealthy. In the 20th century, access to higher education became more widespread across the globe. As demonstrated by Vera Korhonen for Statistia, by the end of the…
Discussion Forums: How To Ensure Their Value
Why Use Discussion Forums? We know that one of the most important keys to successful asynchronous learning is instructor presence (Mandau & Van Berg 2023). Students want to know that their instructors care about their success, and that they are “there” in the course. We can do this most efficiently in class discussion forums. Therefore, let’s…
Reaching Gen-Z Students in Higher Education – Try Some New Strategies
Generation-Z students (Gen-Z), those born between 1997-2010, are the most technologically advanced generation of our lifetimes. They are digital natives, who have accessed technology from a young age. It is, therefore, unsurprising that they are enrolling increasingly in online, higher education programs. Reaching Gen-Z, then, will become a critical skill for those teaching in higher…
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